Taylor Mingos and Aaron Houghton are working together to help Durham startups get off the ground through their website, Downtown Durham Startups reports The Herald-Sun. “Many people outside the area have no idea that there are one or two startups in downtown, let alone the 15 or so that we have,” Mingos said. “People in […]
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Call it the Buck’s Silicon Valley Barometer: The economy may be wobbly and the mood of the country anxious, but the Woodside cafe is humming again with deal-making breakfasts, reports The Mercury News. On a recent morning, just about every one of the cafe’s 110 seats were occupied – even at 10 a.m. Entrepreneurs shared
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According to The Gary Post Tribune, Jeff Will, an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at Valparaiso University, came up with the “Here Kitty, Kitty” app, for sale at iTunes for 99 cents, which plays sound that cats might find so appealing they come out from under the couch. He figured if cats came
Exec Digital: A handful of new franchisees are being set up for failure by a few rogue franchisors who are more concerned with growing their bank account than growing their business. That is the warning from franchise guru Freddie Rayner, author of Your Franchise Success. He is warning against a small number of franchisors who
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The Boy Scouts of America do good, we all know that. And now they do invention. According to Fast Company, the 100-year-old organization has teamed up with MIT’s Lemelson program, founded by the father of modern invention in America, Jerome H. Lemelson, to provide a new merit badge: that of invention. Aside from defining what
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Franchising.com: The Krystal Company is setting its sights on growing its presence in Chattanooga and is starting with the opening of a brand new, company-owned Krystal restaurant in north downtown this summer. Situated at 3409 Amnicola Hwy, the new location will be the first Chattanooga-area opening in 10 years and joins more than 20 additional
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Franchise News International: Six of ChipsAway’s longest serving franchisees, who combined have operated successfully for an impressive ninety years in total, have signed their fourth five-year agreements with the UK’s leading automotive paintwork repair specialist. According to Chief Executive Lloyd Evans, the renewals are a strong statement for the ChipsAway franchise and reflect the continued
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Franchising.com: Accor has sold Compagnie des Wagons-Lits’s onboard rail catering operations in France, Italy, Austria and Portugal to Newrest through a joint venture owned 60% by Newrest and 40% by Accor. Newrest and Compagnie des Wagons-Lits have pooled their expertise to grow their businesses by leveraging their strategically related capabilities in onboard rail catering and
Richmond Times Dispatch: • 7-Eleven offers a seminar on “Franchising Opportunities,” 5 p.m., 2411 Staples Mill Road. RSVP at least one day before the seminar: Larry Draper, (804) 353-7875, ext. 13, or [email protected]. Local events: • Greater Richmond Chamber hosts “inVision Richmond,” 7:15 a.m., Willow Oaks Country Club, 6228 Forest Hill Ave. Speaker: Alex Nyerges,
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MarketWatch: Burger King Corp. and Seattle’s Best Coffee, part of Starbucks Corporation , today announced they have signed an agreement to begin offering Seattle’s Best Coffee(R) in BURGER KING(R) restaurants across Canada this fall. Restaurant guests in Canada can now enjoy a great-tasting, freshly brewed, premium cup of Seattle’s Best coffee made from 100-percent arabica
